Earlier this yr, Polestar revealed one thing of a flight of fancy by taking the covers off an all-electric roadster with a convertible hard-top roof that appeared greater than a bit sporty.
This idea, dubbed the O2 when it debuted in March, was fully believable, because it was coming from the sister model of Volvo that had shortly established repute for delivering high quality EVs. Its accompanying built-in “cinematic drone,” nevertheless, which was to deploy from the rear to autonomously document your street warrior abilities, was far much less believable.
At the time I stated that if Polestar ever made this drone I’d eat my driving gloves. Well, there’s good and unhealthy information. The excellent news is that the corporate has introduced will probably be placing the O2 into manufacturing underneath the title Polestar 6. The unhealthy information is, as suspected, the drone will stay firmly grounded on the drafting board. Which additionally implies that, fortunately, my driving gloves stay to experience one other day.
The Polestar 6 is slated to be delivered in 2026. When it arrives will probably be the corporate’s fourth new automobile in 5 years. Next yr will see the arrival of the coupe SUV Polestar 4, and the electrical four-door GT Polestar 5 will comply with in 2024.
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But seeing that Polestar is, as of at this time, taking reservations for the 6—you’ll have to put down a minimum of $25,000 to get on the record, then anticipate to pay the steadiness of round $200,000 for the ultimate automobile—some very important specs have mercifully been given. It will function the high-performance, 800-volt electrical structure already confirmed for Polestar 5, bringing it on par with Hyundai and Kia’s current fast-charging EV platform.
As a roadster you’ll rightly anticipate the 6 to be fast, and Polestar is claiming as much as 650 kW (equal to 884 horsepower) and 900 newton meters of torque from a dual-motor powertrain, in addition to a focused 0 to 62 mph dash time of three.2 seconds, then on to a prime pace of 155 mph. This is wanting Tesla’s endlessly delayed Roadster, with claimed specs of 0 to 60 mph in 1.9 seconds and 255-mph prime pace, however then once more you’ll get Polestar-Volvo construct high quality and a sporting probability of the automobile truly showing on its forecast supply date.
